External Environment Case Studies by topic

CIMA, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, is the world’s leading body for management accountants. Management accountants can provide management information and insights as...

Everybody faces a degree of uncertainty within his or her daily lives. No matter how well people plan, it is impossible to get rid...

The first decade of the 21st century has been a rollercoaster ride for economic activity. Business confidence was high at the start of the...

Many people perceive the construction industry as towering cranes over a city skyline or a pile of bricks and cement in a backyard. In...

Today, ARM is the leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions. The company and its unique partnership business model, have greatly influenced the...

The term utility is widely used today to include those public services which supply water, sewerage, electricity, gas, telecommunications and waste disposal. All of...

An Office of Fair Trading case study We live in an economic system that is generally good at channelling scarce resources towards meeting consumers' needs....

DSGi is the leading European specialist retailer of consumer electronics. In the UK the Group includes the well known chains of Currys, Dixons, PC...

All organisations operate within a wider environment in which they need to carefully build up and to sustain long-term relationships. In recent times it...

Primary industries include farming, forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying and oil supply. They are the starting point for nearly all production. Mined raw materials include...

Amway is one of the world's largest direct sales organisations with over 3 million Independent Business Owners (IBOs) in over 80 markets and territories....

This case study focuses upon the findings of the Department of Trade and Industry which illustrate how the development of a knowledge-driven economy is...

Vodafone is a leading international mobile communications company with interests in 27 countries and partnership agreements with a further 40 countries, including Safaricom in...

In providing an overview of the workings of the economy, this case study focuses on the key role of HM Treasury in implementing Government...

Steel is a unique and vital material. It touches almost every part of modern life. It is a key element of our infrastructure. From...

The importance of ethics in business Ethics concern an individual's moral judgements about right and wrong. Decisions taken within an organisation may be made by...

Consumers have higher expectations than ever before. They want products to match these expectations. They also want accurate, up-to-date and useful information about what...

There are 6.7 billion people living on the planet and this number is expected to exceed 9 billion by 2050. The need for food...

Lubricating oil is the vital component of every internal combustion engine. From a small passenger vehicle to a Formula 1 racing car, from a...

We all make use of the services provided by transportation companies. For example, you will probably have caught the bus into town or travelled...

Siemens AG is a global electrical and electronics business with a turnover of £53 billion. The business employs over 450,000 people. The company base...

After the Second World War, the British welfare state was further strengthened. The welfare programme offered citizens an education, an opportunity to find a...

Governments markets are made up of the spending of National and Local governments. Each year the government spends billions of pounds on a range...

In the past there was always a belief that large corporations with the ability to develop mass-production techniques and gain from economies of scale...

This case study focuses on the HSBC Group, which, as one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, is able...

One of the biggest challenges for business organisations in the UK is learning how and where to trade overseas. In an interdependent world, international...